I’ll ask here to avoid creating multiple threads: why does KiCad still show warnings with yellow arrows on the board after running the design rule check, even when the “Show warnings” checkbox is unchecked? Logically, it should not display them when the checkbox is disabled.
Please do not introduce unrelated questions to an existing topic. There is nothing wrong with creating new topics. And post your version info and show evidence of your problem.
I know about this. But my question was: why do the yellow markers still appear on the board when the warnings checkbox is unchecked?
It’s just annoying—I want to focus on critical errors, but instead, I get a full screen of yellow warnings.
Application: KiCad PCB Editor x64 on x64
Version: 9.0.1-rc2, release build
Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.2.6
FreeType 2.13.3
HarfBuzz 10.2.0
FontConfig 2.15.0
libcurl/8.11.1-DEV Schannel zlib/1.3.1
Platform: Windows 11 (build 22631), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW
OpenGL: ATI Technologies Inc., AMD Radeon™ Graphics, 4.6.0 Compatibility Profile Context 24.3.1.240216
Technical answer: because the checkbox affects only the dialog list. When the DRC is run, the markers become independent objects on the board view which must be updated or deleted separately.
Solution: the Objects tab of the Appearance panel (behind the Layers tab). You can hide all Warnings/Errors/Exclusions.
And where is the logic in that?
And where is the logic in that?
Consistency. Most similar checkboxes dialog windows work the same: these checkboxes affect the dialog window. (example: checkboxes in geographical reannotation, icons in footprint chooser, …)
If you want to change the visual appearance of the canvas area: use the appearance panel on the right side.
Additionally some global settings in the global preferences affect the pcb appearance ().
Sequence means that when I disable rule checks that belong to the warning group, markers should not appear on the board. But here, as you say, the markers on the board “live their own life.” So where is the consistency in that?
Why do I have to go to a different place and search for the right setting instead of simply disabling it with a single checkbox? Is this what you call user-friendly?
Is this what you call user-friendly?
Yes.
Kicad has many quirks. But this specific detail (checkbox on DRC dialog influence only the content in the dialog window) is none of that. Within 5 years you are the first to encounter a issue, this was not mentioned on gitlab+this forum in all that time. Maybe you are on the wrong track?
Nonetheless the development of kicad is also based on the submitted ideas/feature requests on gitlab. So feel free to open a feature request on gitlab. If your proposal (checkbox on DRC dialog should directly influence the drc markers) get’s many upvotes maybe the programmers implement that feature.
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You know perfectly well that this is pointless and a waste of time. Why do I think so? Because requests for much more essential features have already been open for years and still remain unanswered.
You can’t calculate, guess or predict which features will be implemented next. There a many factors. Sometimes you would be surprised.
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